S. de Magalhães (Sebastião de Magalhães) Lima

Born in Rio de Janeiro on May 30, 1850, and later active in Portugal, Sebastião de Magalhães Lima built a wide-ranging career as a lawyer, journalist, politician, and writer. He studied law at the University of Coimbra and went on to become one of the notable public figures of late 19th- and early 20th-century Portuguese life.

He is especially remembered as the founder of O Século, a major Lisbon daily newspaper first published in 1880. His work in the press was closely tied to his political commitments, and he was associated with the Portuguese Republican movement at a time of major national change.

Beyond journalism and politics, he also wrote extensively and took part in civic and intellectual life, including leadership in Portuguese Freemasonry and involvement in human-rights-minded initiatives. He died in Lisbon on December 8, 1928, leaving behind a career that linked letters, public debate, and reform.